Hemilitron
Features
| Issuer |
Piakos
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 420 BC - 400 BC |
| Value | Hemilitron (½) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.79 g |
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 152973 |
| References | CNS# 1 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). Alberto Campana. Corpus nummorum antiquae Italiae (zecche minori) (2 volumes). Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). Pierre Strauss; 1990. Collection Maurice Laffaille: monnaies grecques en bronze. Monnaies et Medailles, Basel, Switzerland.. The Tom Virzi Collection of Greek Bronzes. |
Obverse
Laureate head of river god left, wearing laurel wreath; before, six pellets interspersed by Π-I-A-K-I-Ω-N.
Script: Greek
Lettering: Π I A K I Ω N
Reverse
Hound attacking stag right. Acorn to left, oak leaf to right
Mint
Piacus, Sicily, ItalyComments
Boehringer, Frühen 4; Rizzo pl. LX, 13; Jenkins, Coinages p. 92.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (420 BC - 400 BC) | 
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$ 5800 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatica Ars ClassicaSummer Sale 2025 Lot 165 
|
30 Jul 2025 | XF |
USD 6003.16
(CHF 4750.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Gemini Auction VII Lot 140
|
9 Jan 2011 | XF |
USD 4000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC | |||||
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CNG Mail Bid Sale 82 Lot 282
|
16 Sep 2009 | XF | Unsold | |
|
Ex NAC 21, 17 May 2001, lot 109 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 8 Lot 135
|
4 Feb 2014 | XF |
USD 4874.87
(EUR 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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CNG Triton XIII Lot 50
|
5 Jan 2010 | XF |
USD 4000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 219 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Artemide Aste Artemide LXII Lot 124
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27 Oct 2024 | VF |
USD 1160.68
(EUR 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Artemide Aste | |||||
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